Petition demands Samsung stops using Exynos processors in its phones

A scorching potato: It’s lengthy been the case that Samsung has launched two variations of its flagship handsets: one with the newest Snapdragon chip for the US and some choose markets, and the opposite with its Exynos SoC for the remainder of the world. But some folks aren’t pleased with this setup and have began a petition demanding Samsung drop the in-house processor from its telephones.

The petition, which has been signed by over 21,000 folks, states: “Phones with Exynos SoC chips [sic] are shown to perform slower, have less battery life, use inferior camera sensors and processing, overheat and throttle faster, amongst other issues.”

The petition does have a degree. Notebookcheck writes that the Exynos 990 discovered within the Galaxy S20 telephones delivers a peak efficiency to energy ratio of 13.0/W, whereas the Snapdragon 865 from the US model of the handsets is available in at 19.6/W. Even final 12 months’s Snapdragon 855 beats the present Exynos 990, boasting a ratio of round 15/W.

Other benchmarks present the Snapdragon performing higher than the Exynos. Samsung’s chip lags behind in AnTuTu, Geekbench, 3DMark, and AITUTU assessments, although it did beat Qualcomm’s SoC in PCMark. We also needs to observe, this isn’t a brand new growth. When we reviewed the Galaxy S9+ again in 2018, the duality of SoC tools was there and we referred to as it “an Exynos fail.”

The petition additionally notes that Samsung makes use of its own-brand digicam sensors, however it makes use of components from Sony within the US variations.

If the corporate received’t use Snapdragon chips in all its telephones, the petition requires transparency concerning the variations between the 2 SoCs, or that it costs the Exynos model of the handsets decrease than the Snapdragon alternate options.

Will Samsung take heed to the petition’s calls for? It’s extremely unlikely, particularly as its Exynos chipset division has surpassed Apple because the third-largest provider within the smartphone trade.